The Protect College Sports Act Does Not Protect Black Athletes or HBCUs

It’s official. The Protect College Sports Act is headed to the Senate Floor. The SEC and the Big Ten don’t support this bill. Even Tommy Tuberville says it goes “too far”. But during last weeks’ Senate Commerce committee mark-up, Congress proved they will not do right by the people most essential to the college sport industry: Black athletes.

As a researcher who once worked with Black college athletes and has now studied them for almost a decade, I can confidently say: This bill continues to miss the mark.